So here’s a little infographic about what’s happening and about to happen to me*:

HOW DOES BABBY BORN?

I’m currently on step one, but step two and three are coming soon. Kinda like a hurricane of poop, vomit, and lack of sleep approaching over the horizon. I am shortly expecting to give birth to twins, so as you can probably imagine, I won’t have much time for anything besides catering to tiny demanding overlords and curling in a corner to cry. This means I won’t be able to fill any orders close to the holidays; and my shop will be on hiatus for awhile; at least a few months but maybe longer depending on how illusive my sanity proves to be.

So I’m having a sale on all in-stock items! Plan ahead for the holidays, or just stock up before they’re gone for a long time!

HUGE SALE ON NOW: 35% off with the code THEYRECOMING (until November 28th or I give birth, whichever is first)

*this infographic is purely and completely from the mind of the fabulous AnnieBeeKnits. Her concept, loves.

So, clearly, this blog is not actually a written record of an epic crapton of weird vinyl robots that I’ve made over the course of a number of years, or even the digital copy of the making of a robot army, poised to win the hearts and minds of the human race (for better minion making, of course).

Oh, I’m not saying I was never a nerd. I mean, the kinds of people who were not nerds and geeks throughout school are not the kind of people who spend hours making tiny little costumes for robots, and then post them on the internet. I am the kind of people who does this, and I was always the kind of person who read the Star Wars film script while watching the movie and lamenting the fact that the Biggs scene on Tatooine was cut from the final movie.

So when I was contacted by someone to do a Hobbit bot, I may have squeed a little.

I may have squeed a lot.

And then maybe I fist pumped the air for a few minutes? I don’t know, it’s all a bit hazy.

And then I made Pippin, the dreamiest of the hobbits:

Honestly, the most exciting part for me was the feet:

Using the technique I discovered while doing Freddie’s chest hair, I made hairy feet. I have made a lot of things for these bots, but that was a very happy first.

So I guess what I am really saying is that this blog has been an UNEXPECTED JOURNEY for me. See what I did there? PUNS. NOT JUST FOR XANTH BOOKS.

Darcy: He’s like a robot with buggy programming for social interaction.

It is so fitting that this bot is number 365. Not only because it’s Valentines Day, and I can’t think of a better story than Pride and Prejudice (except if it happened in space. Everything is more awesome in space). But also because there is so much about this bot that I just feel is the culmination of Things That Make Me Happy. Robot? check. Austen? check. Aloof and standoffish dude? check. Bowtie? check and check! Hat that a robot has no business wearing? DOUBLE CHECK.

Of course this bot will absolutely not mean anything if you haven’t been watching the LBD. But do you know how happy it makes me to make a newsie cap for a robot? YES I DID JUST SAY THAT ON THE INTERNET.

Since I’ve already made a caveman bot, I thought I’d branch out and make a bot based on a caveman’s version of Snuffleupagus: The Wooly Mammoth.

Litle known fact: Mr. Snuffleupagus’ first name is Aloysius. I can only assume that Suffleupagi are very long lived creatures, since I don’t think anyone has names their child that particular name since 1879.